In high school Griffin averaged 28.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.9 assists per game. She’s also one of 18 finalists for the 2018 USA Basketball U17 Team.

Griffin’s coach, Dan Ricci, said she’s an athletic guard who can be too selfless at times.

Griffin dreamed of attending UConn, so her commitment to the Huskies didn’t come as a surprise. She watched the Huskies growing up and attended games.

“It was really hard for her,” Ricci said. “She really loved Louisville — the staff and everything about the place. It came down to wanting to stay closer to home where her mom could watch her play, and also dreaming of playing for the mecca of women’s basketball — UConn.”

After committing to UConn, Griffin said she was looking forward to playing in her final high school season.

“It felt relieving just to get it off my shoulders now,” Griffin said. “Now I can just focus on senior year.”